I’ll file this one under “What the hell”??Let’s play a game. A few weeks ago a well known travel blogger/writer was kicked off of a United Airlines flight because he:a) Got drunk and threatened both the flight attendants and the passengersb) Threw a fit when he wasn’t upgraded to business class on just his “celebrity” status alonec)… Read more
With no international trips on the immediate horizon, I have to find cultural activities closer to home to keep me going. It may be as simple as going to see a foreign film or trying out a new restaurant serving a particular international cuisine, but those types of experiences rarely last much longer than the time… Read more
I have slept in 5-star hotels, in $6.00 a night beach huts, on the roof of a dive boat, in tents and on one ill-planned trip to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, I slept in the back of a car. But after years on the road, I can finally say that I have reached a new… Read more
Tomorrow I’m heading to Texas for a quick weekend visit with my mom. It may not be a long visit, but still it will be good to connect in person for a little while. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, my mother does not live in the city where I grew up. In fact, I’ve only… Read more
I can only meditate when I am walking. When I stop, I cease to think; my mind works only with my legs. – Jean Jacques RousseauI realized the other day that out of the 52 countries I’ve visited, I’ve only ever driven in one of them. Just ONE! Pretty surprising considering I have lived the last… Read more
Last week I wrote a post about my ill-timed visit to the tallest building on the London skyline. How my excitement of visiting the Shard during its inaugural month was dampened when I arrived on the viewing deck to see nothing but mist and clouds. Even though I didn’t get the view the price of admission promised, my… Read more
Tea.A flavorful drink that warms your insides, relaxes you, soothes a sore throat and helps you unwind. A cup of tea can be a brief break from your day…but little more than that. When I first pictures people having tea in England, I imagined them sitting down at a table covered in lace, sipping from a… Read more
Just a day or two before my impromptu trip to London last weekend, I did a quick search of my email inbox to see if any of my favorite travel newsletters had unique “must do” recommendations for the city. I’m definitely not much of a theater person and it’s probably best that I stay far away… Read more
A weekend trip to London from the West Coast of the U.S. is not for the faint of heart. The 20-ish hours you’ll spend on the plane will hardly seem worth the only slightly more hours you’ll spend on the ground in this city. But if you’re truly have a heart for the city like I… Read more
I had a conversation with a friend of the opposite sex the other evening about places where we’d like to travel. We were standing in front of my wall map that is covered with pins representing everywhere I’ve visited. We kept finding places where we would each like to visit, or in some cases, revisit. Eventually… Read more